Catcher at 3rd base? Topic

flyingman
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I am in a draft league that is currently ongoing. The 3rd base crop is getting pretty thin. I am wondering how an A/A+ catcher would fare at the hot corner?
1/31/2012 12:27 AM
Bilfert
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Check out this link on the defensive spectrum.

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1/31/2012 1:03 AM
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I think he'd be pretty OK. 
1/31/2012 8:36 AM
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I find that catchers never do as well as I hope at other positions....I know I have some stats somewhere, I'll look later today.
1/31/2012 9:39 AM
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Regardless of fielding grades, nobody seems to play well at C except catchers... catchers don't seem to play well anywhere else.
1/31/2012 11:08 AM
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Chick Autry a C/D fielder is like a D-----/D- in the corner OF:

Pos GP GS Inn E Throwing
E		 PO A DP Good
Plays		 Poor
Plays		 F. Pct SB CS C. ERA PB PK
C 1 0 2.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 22.50 0 0
LF 4 4 34.7 3 0 6 0 0 0 0 .667 0 0 0.00 0 0
RF 15 15 128.0 4 0 22 2 0 0 2 .857 0 0 0.00 0 0


Glen Myatt a D+/D- catcher was a little better
LF 27 27 239.0 4 0 42 1 0 0 5 .915 0 0 0.00 0 0
1/31/2012 2:56 PM
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I've tried this before based on the defensive spectrum, and came away concluding that catchers should limit their play to catcher, of course, and the outfield (if an emergency).  
1/31/2012 5:02 PM
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Posted by flyingman on 1/31/2012 12:27:00 AM (view original):
I am in a draft league that is currently ongoing. The 3rd base crop is getting pretty thin. I am wondering how an A/A+ catcher would fare at the hot corner?
Unless he has a rating for that position, or a prior use history at that position where you can get an inidcation, I'd say he'd be pretty bad at 3B.
2/2/2012 9:46 AM
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